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With today’s post, I want to introduce my readers to an innovative, historic, and incredibly creative tour company in Amsterdam. Badass Tours. The creative minds behind this venture are related to a friend, and because he knows how much I love to travel and to find a destination’s often-overlooked treasures and history, he connected us a few years back. I was honored to be one of the folks that tested their DIY… Read More
We sailed on the AmaWaterways Prima for a spring trip in the Netherlands and Belgium during tulip season. It was a delightful trip and I would recommend the itinerary for couples as well as groups of friends. It was a seven-day river cruise that departed and returned from Amsterdam. In addition to Amsterdam, our itinerary included: Hoorn, Middelburg, Kinderkijk, Rotterdam, and Gouda in the Netherlands along with Ghent, Antwerp, and Bruges in Belgium. You can click on the… Read More
It typically rains in the Netherlands during the month of April and we were blessed on this trip to escape any weather issues until our afternoon in Gouda. It did rain and it was pretty steady and hard. In spite of the weather, we did have another very special experience. I don’t have many pictures, but am glad we went. The old town was typically medieval and charming with the incredibly long… Read More
I know I’ve had it during trivia games: “What is the largest port in Europe?” Answer: Rotterdam. During my recent river cruise during tulip season, we docked on the Meuse River in Rotterdam, a thoroughly modern city, rebuilt after devastating bombing during World War II. There were so many things I wanted to see in the area, I skipped over most of Rotterdam, only seeing enough to appreciate a tiny bit of the… Read More
